Professional Organizing Refreshed - Hiring Your PWT.
Professional Organizing Refreshed - Hiring Your PWT.

At certain times in life everyone needs a little help. Not that we want to give up entirely or relinquish all responsibility, but after being available to others all day, we simply crave the companionship of someone 100% dedicated to our needs - to our successes - to our goals. I know I do! In the midst of writing this post even, I had to call my business coach to vent about how much trouble I was having with writing this darn post!

Thankfully, life provides us amazing resources to help lighten the load.  We can hire therapists and trainers and life/business coaches whose job it is to meet us where we are, listen to us vent, create an action plan for accountability and then walk with us through the mud.

This is the point where I tell you, quite confidently, that adding a Professional Organizer to your “Personalized Wellness Team” [can we make PWT a thing?] is an excellent investment in your overall well being. Yes- for real- allow me to elaborate.

Julia for Jsniderhome home decorating

Through my personal experiences, as well as working with clients, I have learned that professional accountability is key. Hiring an expert in an area where you may not personally shine not only helps you to accomplish way more in way less time, but also develops your skill-set and supports you in reaching your goals. By definition, a coach is someone who “instructs or trains” and along with the addendum of encourage, this is exactly what I do when I work with my clients.

Hiring a Professional Organizer is not about being “unable to do the job on your own” (most of you can place items in your pantry in a reasonably logical way, I am sure). Instead, it is far more about being self aware enough to know what you do well and where you want to focus your limited time/energy.  

To hire a Professional Organizer is to say - “ I choose not to be in charge of this” - “I choose to be present without needing to figure out the plan of action” - “I choose to hire help simply because it makes it easier and more fun”

Professional Organizing may potentially blow your mind with new ways to fold your clothes or store your keepsakes...but probably not. You can find all of the tips and tricks of the trade online. For me it’s about personal connection. The one-on-one, creative, individualized problem solving that works specifically for your family. This is what makes a Professional Organizer a great addition to your PWT!

ORGANIZEJulia SniderProfessional Organizing, PWT, Professional Accountablity, Boston Professional Organizing, Boston Organizer, Mom Helper, Clean up my space, Boston Business Women, Professional Organizer, Women run businesss, Boston businesses run by women
Home Obsessions: Vacuum Lines
Home Obsessions: Vacuum Lines
vacuuming your carpet to make lines

Does anyone else out there find tremendous satisfaction and calm in seeing the lines of the vacuum? For me this has been a lifelong obsession. Prior to my sophomore year of college, I vividly remember telling my dad

"The carpet for my dorm has to be thick enough to make vacuum marks!"

Mind you, this was well before the "designer dorm' industry teenagers have today. Simply having a "pseudo-lux carpet" made me feel incredibly posh. In my mind I was the envy of Constitution Hall. In reality no one cared a lick and my new roommate, Abeer, was a little concerned I might be nuts.

Almost a status symbol, I am absolutely not alone in my excitement for vacuum lines. A simply google search results in several photos and blogs with entries much greater in depth than mine. 

Years ago, I'm told my Aunt Dot used to actually rake her carpet and not let anyone walk on it. Is this going a bit too far? Perhaps, but my brain also entirely gets it.

If you would like to travel down the rabbit hole on this topic I have added some links below. I also created a Pinterest board with photos if you'd rather just gaze at the ordered loveliness.

Continuing Education

Perfect Vacuum Lines Video

DIY Tutorial dedicated to fancy lines

No Straight Lines

HOME OBSESSIONSJulia SniderHome, Organizing, Vacuum, Carpet, Dorm
Backyard DIY
Backyard DIY

What to do when it's Father's Day weekend, your father lives far away and your partner is out of town making poor food choices in Philly?  hmmm...How about blindly diving into a two day outdoor patio design project to surprise a friend?! Perfect!

Note: My friend did not ask me to do this. She had no idea the wheels that were turning in my mind after we got the bushes out of there before she left town.  I am completely aware that I overstepped the boundaries of most friendship by a ton. But ya know how sometimes you just have to see what happens even if it blows up in your face? Yeah..that's how I felt. Plus, I knew my intentions were pure and my potential for abject failure was limited.

Below is what I was able to do. No, it is not 100% completed, but you will understand why at the end. Click on the first photo and you will see the description when you hover over the bottom. Continuing this throughout the photos will provide you a window into my thinking during the project. This is in no way a tried and true blueprint for how you are supposed to do this. It is merely what my brain told me to do based on limited construction experience and copious amounts of gumption. :)

Stay tuned later in the summer for the big finish!

Julia Snider